18 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Maricopa, Arizona -- A scientific team linked to the Yulex Corp. has decoded the plastid genome of the Parthenium argentatum (guayule) plant.
A paper published in BMC Plant Biology 2009, 9:131 says The complete plastid genome of P. argentatum is 152,803 base pairs. This compares with around 2000 million bp for the natural rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis.
The named autors of the paper include Dr. Katrina Cornish, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Yulex Corp.
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Abstract from BMC Plant Biology
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